Arts Calendar

March21 - Sat^2:00 pmOutten Visiting Artist Lecture: Kukuli VelardeMaier Museum of ArtOutten Visiting Artist Lecture: Kukuli Velarde - Kukuli Velarde lives and works in Philadelphia. In recent years, her creative output has developed along two tracks: one involving life size self-portrait paintings on aluminum plates, and another consisting of ceramic sculptures inspired by pre-Columbian imagery. In 2013, Randolph College acquired Velarde?s Letter to My Father, which was one of four of her works included in the Maier Museum?s 101st Annual Exhibition: "Bridges Not Walls." Reception to follow. Lecture supported by the Outten Visiting Artist Fund and Nancy Forsyth Sykes '98.25 - Wed^8:00 pmAnne Spencer Visiting Writer: Ted and Anne DeppeMaier Museum of ArtAnne Spencer Visiting Writer: Ted and Anne Deppe27 - Fri^6:00 pmPoetry Reading and Competition AwardsSmith Hall Theatre, Smith Memorial BuildingReception will be from 6:00 - 6:15, and awards and reading of all finalists from our K-12 science-based poetry competition will be from 6:16 - 7:30. Finalists and details will be posted on the website www.randolphscience.org and the mobile app. Poetry submissions are due February 13 - and K-12 students may submit a poem any time through 2/13 - and finalists will be announced on March 21. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.7:30 pmGuest Artist Recital: Jeannette Jang, violin, and Adam Carter, celloWimberly Recital Hall, Presser HallViolinist Jeannette Jang and cellist Adam Carter present an exciting evening of solo and chamber music; works to include Bach, Beethoven, Kodály, Ligeti and Halvorsen.
April1 - Wed^8:00 pmGary Dop's Book Launch & ReadingWimberly Recital Hall, Presser HallThis is English professor Gary Dop?s Randolph College book launch reading for his book of poems, "Father, Child, Water". This parade of characters and voices stumbles along the playful and pained pathways of our days. This book believes in the sacred exchange of a smile; it wants to make you laugh, wants to surprise you with sorrow, and certainly to remind you that you are alive. Come celebrate this brand new book of poems with Gary Dop, storyteller and performer. 3 - Fri^7:30 pmSabbatical Research Presentation - A World Premiere (PP)Wimberly Recital Hall, Presser HallSabbatical Research Presentation - A World Premiere (PP)9 - Thu^8:00 pmRandolph College Annual Spring Dance Concert (PP) Smith Hall Theatre, Smith Memorial BuildingEvent: Annual Spring Dance Concert
Dates: April 9-11 8pm
Place: Smith Hall Theatre
Price: $8 General admission
$4 Students
Children under 12 free
Description: Dance performances include choreography by professional choreographers: Takehiro Ueyama, Walter Kennedy, Kile Hotchkiss, Jill Echo, Gina Ianni, and Dominique Angel, as well as, Duncan repertory staged by Lori Belilove, founder of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation. Senior dance majors Amanda Fischer and Sara Reed will also have their work presented.
10 - Fri^8:00 pmRandolph College Annual Spring Dance Concert Smith Hall Theatre, Smith Memorial BuildingEvent: Annual Spring Dance Concert
Dates: April 9-11 8pm
Place: Smith Hall Theatre
Price: $8 General admission
$4 Students
Children under 12 free
Description: Dance performances include choreography by professional choreographers: Takehiro Ueyama, Walter Kennedy, Kile Hotchkiss, Jill Echo, Gina Ianni, and Dominique Angel, as well as, Duncan repertory staged by Lori Belilove, founder of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation. Senior dance majors Amanda Fischer and Sara Reed will also have their work presented.
11 - Sat^1:00 pm?Slow Art Day?: Ekphrastic Poetry at the Maier MuseumMaier Museum of Art?Slow Art Day?: Ekphrastic Poetry at the Maier Museum - Slow Art Day is a global event with a simple mission: help more people discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. Slow Art Day participants are asked to come by the Maier Museum anytime between 1 and 5 p.m. to look slowly at five pre-assigned works of art. At the Maier, we also invite participants to engage with the art through ekphrastic poetry, which is the creation of original poetry or prose in response to visual art. Maier participants are also invited to meet at 5:15 p.m. at Mangia (corner of Rivermont Ave. and Norfolk Ave.) for a follow-up discussion. Please RSVP for the discussion session by April 8th at (434) 947-8136 or museum@randolphcollege.edu. Submit your Slow Art Day or other ekphrastic poetry about works in the Randolph College Collection for possible publication on our Ekphrastic Poetry Webpage by emailing it to museum@randolphcollege.edu.8:00 pmRandolph College Annual Spring Dance Concert Smith Hall Theatre, Smith Memorial BuildingEvent: Annual Spring Dance Concert
Dates: April 9-11 8pm
Place: Smith Hall Theatre
Price: $8 General admission
$4 Students
Children under 12 free
Description: Dance performances include choreography by professional choreographers: Takehiro Ueyama, Walter Kennedy, Kile Hotchkiss, Jill Echo, Gina Ianni, and Dominique Angel, as well as, Duncan repertory staged by Lori Belilove, founder of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation. Senior dance majors Amanda Fischer and Sara Reed will also have their work presented.
12 - Sun^2:00 pmMake Bird Mobiles at the Maier Family ProgramMaier Museum of ArtMake Bird Mobiles at the Maier: Family Program - Come see the "Aves" exhibit and be inspired to create your own flock of birds. You will design a mobile and make your paper birds soar! We will provide all the supplies. Just practice your favorite bird calls and bring your imagination. Workshop is led by artist and educator, Kristin Reiber Harris. Maier members $4; Non-members $5. All materials provided. Pre-registration encouraged: museum@randolphcollege.edu or (434) 947-813614 - Tue^8:00 pmReading by Christian Wiman & Danielle Chapman (PP)Alice Ashley Jack Room, Smith Memorial BuildingReading by Christian Wiman & Danielle Chapman (PP) Poet, translator, editor, and essayist Christian Wiman was raised in West Texas, earned a BA at W&L, and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford. His poetry collection "Every Riven Thing" (2010) won the Commonwealth Prize from the English Speaking Union, was a finalist for the Kingsley-Tufts Poetry Award, and was named one of the New Yorker?s top 11 poetry books of 2010. His debut collection, "The Long Home" (1998), won the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize. Stolen Air (2012) contains Wiman?s translations of Osip Mandelstam?s poetry. Wiman?s essay collections include My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer (2013) and Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet (2007). A former Guggenheim fellow, Wiman served as the editor of Poetry magazine from 2003 to 2013. He has taught at Stanford University, Northwestern University, and Lynchburg College. He currently teaches at Yale Divinity School. Danielle Chapman?s poetry has appeared in magazines and journals such as The Atlantic, Harvard Review, and TriQuarterly, among others. She is a critic as well as a poet, and her reviews have appeared in Poetry and the New York Times. Chapman directed the publishing-industry programs for the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture. She lives in New Haven and teaches at Yale University.16 - Thu^7:30 pmSpring Theatre Production "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher Durang (PP)Thoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett BuildingVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang (PP): Randolph College WildCat Theatre Spring production: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, Directed by Jim Ackley; Thoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett Building 7:30 P.M. $10 general, $8 Seniors(60+), $5 students: Reservations: 434-947-8562. Broadway?s Best Play of 2013, broad comedy raised to the level of high art. Chekhovian themes reflected in the absurdity of middle age, with modern day angst as fodder for hilarity. Go to WildCatTheatre.com/production/Season for more information.17 - Fri^7:30 pmSpring Theatre Production "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher DurangThoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett BuildingVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang: Randolph College WildCat Theatre Spring production: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, Directed by Jim Ackley; Thoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett Building 7:30 P.M. $10 general, $8 Seniors(60+), $5 students: Reservations: 434-947-8562. Broadway?s Best Play of 2013, broad comedy raised to the level of high art. Chekhovian themes reflected in the absurdity of middle age, with modern day angst as fodder for hilarity. Go to WildCatTheatre.com/production/Season for more information.18 - Sat^7:30 pmSpring Theatre Production "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher DurangThoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett BuildingVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang: Randolph College WildCat Theatre Spring production: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, Directed by Jim Ackley; Thoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett Building 7:30 P.M. $10 general, $8 Seniors(60+), $5 students: Reservations: 434-947-8562. Broadway?s Best Play of 2013, broad comedy raised to the level of high art. Chekhovian themes reflected in the absurdity of middle age, with modern day angst as fodder for hilarity. Go to WildCatTheatre.com/production/Season for more information.
19 - Sun^7:30 pmSpring Theatre Production "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher DurangThoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett BuildingVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang: Randolph College WildCat Theatre Spring production: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, Directed by Jim Ackley; Thoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett Building 7:30 P.M. $10 general, $8 Seniors(60+), $5 students: Reservations: 434-947-8562. Broadway?s Best Play of 2013, broad comedy raised to the level of high art. Chekhovian themes reflected in the absurdity of middle age, with modern day angst as fodder for hilarity. Go to WildCatTheatre.com/production/Season for more information.
20 - Mon^7:30 pmSpring Theatre Production "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher DurangThoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett BuildingVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang: Randolph College WildCat Theatre Spring production: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang, Directed by Jim Ackley; Thoresen Theatre, Harold G. Leggett Building 7:30 P.M. $10 general, $8 Seniors(60+), $5 students: Reservations: 434-947-8562. Broadway?s Best Play of 2013, broad comedy raised to the level of high art. Chekhovian themes reflected in the absurdity of middle age, with modern day angst as fodder for hilarity. Go to WildCatTheatre.com/production/Season for more information.
21 - Tue^7:30 pmThe Martinu QuartetWimberly Recital Hall, Presser Hall23 - Thu^9:00 amSymposium of Artists and ScholarsQuillian Conference Room, Student CenterSymposium of Artists and Scholars3:00 pmSymposium of Artists and ScholarsNichols Theatre, Student CenterSymposium of Artists and Scholars24 - Fri^9:00 amSymposium of Artists and ScholarsQuillian Conference Room, Student CenterSymposium of Artists and Scholars9:00 amSymposium of Artists and ScholarsNichols Theatre, Student CenterSymposium of Artists and Scholars26 - Sun^7:30 pmSpring Concert (PP)Houston Memorial Chapel28 - Tue^4:00 pmSenior Studio Art Majors? Exhibition, Opening ReceptionMaier Museum of ArtSenior Studio Art Majors? Exhibition, Opening Reception - Come enjoy hors d?oeuvres and art as the Class of 2015 Senior Studio Art Majors? present their works of art in this exhibition which will be on view until Sunday, May 17th.30 - Thu^4:00 pmSenior Art History Majors? PresentationsMaier Museum of ArtSenior Art History Majors? Presentations - Come enjoy hors d?oeuvres and the Class of 2015 Art History Majors? presentations.7:30 pmTouch of Harmony Spring Recital (PP)Wimberly Recital Hall, Presser HallMay1 - Fri^2:00 pmMusic Department Recital (PP)Wimberly Recital Hall, Presser Hall2 - Sat^1:00 pmEnvironmental Art: Explore Randolph College?s Organic GardenOrganic Garden, Outdoor AreasEnvironmental Art: Explore Randolph College?s Organic Garden - Rediscover and re-enchant your world through a series of exercises that heighten awareness and appreciation of the environment. Then, building on this awareness, participants will develop a playful interaction with their surroundings and create art installations using only materials found in the environment. This workshop will be led by Dr. James Yates who has a background in sculpture and site-specific public art projects. His degrees include a BFA, MA in adult education and PhD in counseling psychology. Intended for anyone age 14 and up. RSVP REQUIRED by April 29th at (434) 947-8136 or museum@randolphcollege.edu. Rain date: May 3, 1 to 5 p.m. (This program has been organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and is supported, in part, by the Paul Mellon Endowment and the Jean Stafford Camp Memorial Fund.)